PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 6460 p4p, 500 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 4645 p4p, 428 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curtis
vs
Vazzappo

183 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Curtis closes the distance and clinches.
Vazzappo misses with a punch to the body.
Vazzappo wants to stall.
Vazzappo pushes Curtis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vazzappo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vazzappo throws a head punch that misses.
Vazzappo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis scores with a shoulder strike.
Vazzappo lands a nice shot to the body.
Vazzappo is trying to maintain a safe position but Curtis gets an underhook and turns Vazzappo into the ropes.
Vazzappo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curtis is keeping busy.
Vazzappo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Vazzappo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vazzappo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vazzappo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vazzappo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Vazzappo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
Vazzappo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Vazzappo to work.
Vazzappo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo checks a leg kick.

Vazzappo closes the distance and clinches.
Vazzappo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vazzappo tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Vazzappo back against the ropes.
Curtis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vazzappo is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vazzappo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vazzappo.
Vazzappo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo has Curtis pushed against the ropes.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Vazzappo in a clinch.
Vazzappo tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Vazzappo scores with a shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vazzappo backwards.
Vazzappo can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Vazzappo darts in and clinches Curtis up against the ropes.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Vazzappo.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vazzappo looks to clinch
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vazzappo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vazzappo doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Vazzappo blocks a leg kick.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
letting Vazzappo counter with a right hand.

Vazzappo darts in and clinches Curtis up against the ropes.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
Curtis digs a right hand underneath Vazzappo's ribcage. Vazzappo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Curtis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vazzappo, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vazzappo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vazzappo slowing the pace effectively.
Vazzappo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Vazzappo tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Vazzappo controls the action.
Curtis tries a body shot but Vazzappo blocks it.
Curtis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vazzappo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vazzappo.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a slapping body shot.
Vazzappo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Vazzappo ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Vazzappo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Topher Curtis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vazzappo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Vazzappo fails to land with a series of punches.
Curtis takes one to the chin there.

Vazzappo clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Vazzappo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis tries a body shot but Vazzappo blocks it.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Vazzappo misses with the head strike.
Vazzappo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looking to stall.
Curtis lands an uppercut.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vazzappo connects with the punch.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Curtis throws a hook but Vazzappo blocks it.
Vazzappo moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Vazzappo looks to clinch
and Vazzappo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curtis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tony Vazzappo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Vazzappo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vazzappo tries to clinch up.
Curtis tried to counter with a leg kick but Vazzappo avoided it.

Curtis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Curtis breaks the clinch.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vazzappo can do to turn this around?
Vazzappo wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Curtis slips a jab and a cross from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo swinging wildly here.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vazzappo blocks a jab.
As Curtis backs off Vazzappo throws a huge counter combo but Curtis manages to avoid it all.
Vazzappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vazzappo is looking to clinch.

Vazzappo clinches.
Vazzappo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Curtis breaks the clinch.
Vazzappo tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vazzappo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vazzappo closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vazzappo.
Good body shot from Curtis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
Vazzappo lands a body shot.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Vazzappo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vazzappo swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vazzappo misses with a body punch.
Vazzappo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vazzappo has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazzappo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vazzappo tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis pushes Vazzappo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vazzappo.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Topher Curtis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Curtis pushes Vazzappo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vazzappo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Curtis misses with the head strike.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vazzappo is looking to clinch.

Vazzappo darts in and clinches Curtis up against the ropes.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo takes a shot to the head.
Vazzappo digs a right hand into Curtis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Curtis's gas tank.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vazzappo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Curtis tries to keep at a distance but Vazzappo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis is stalling here.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vazzappo.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vazzappo wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Vazzappo fails to land with a series of punches.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and Vazzappo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vazzappo.
A little feinted left hand from Curtis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a jab. Vazzappo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vazzappo checks the leg kick nicely there.

Vazzappo darts in and clinches Curtis up against the ropes.
Vazzappo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curtis trying to control the position but instead, Vazzappo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curtis into the ropes.
Vazzappo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Vazzappo.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.

Curtis closes the distance and clinches.
Curtis lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo stalling in the clinch but Curtis improves position.
Vazzappo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vazzappo swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vazzappo has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vazzappo backwards.
Vazzappo being controlled against the ropes.
Vazzappo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Vazzappo tries to clinch but Curtis moves away
and Curtis counters with a nice body shot.
Curtis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vazzappo back to the ropes. Curtis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vazzappo misses with a double jab
letting Curtis counter with a right hand.
Tony Vazzappo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a left hand
and Vazzappo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis throws a hook but Vazzappo blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Curtis clinches.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Vazzappo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Vazzappo can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Vazzappo fails to land.
Curtis tries a body shot but Vazzappo blocks it.
Vazzappo is trying to maintain a safe position but Curtis gets an underhook and turns Vazzappo into the ropes.
Topher Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vazzappo throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Vazzappo.
Vazzappo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Topher Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curtis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topher Curtis!
Topher Curtis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.